Drama

Conclave (2024) movie review

 Ralph Fiennes leads a stellar cast in Edward Berger’s Conclave, a riveting exploration of Vatican intrigue, power, and faith. A thinking person’s drama Ralph Fiennes in Conclave ©Focus Features What happens when the Pope dies? Conclave (the meeting of the cardinals to elect the Pope) displays the in-depth process, including the internal politics amongst the cardinals, […]

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A Complete Unknown (2024) movie review

Timothée Chalamet becomes Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown—Mangold’s mesmerising biopic is a musically delightful, visually lush ode to an artist. An unknown Bob Dylan (Timothy Chalamet) hitchhikes to New York City, walks into a bar, and finds out where his music idol, Woody Guthrie (Scoot McNairy), lives. Upon meeting, Guthrie asks him to play something for him.

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Anora (2024) movie review

5 Oscar Awards winner including Best Picture, Anora, presents Pretty Woman for grown-ups. Mikey Madison dazzles in a glorious performance. Anora, the winner of the coveted Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. is an experience rarely had from movies. It succeeds to make you feel the weight of the boulder that’s reality, which comes crashing down on the

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A Real Pain (2024) movie review

A heartfelt dramedy road trip that blends sensitive history, humour, and authentic performances into a moving cinematic experience. Jesse Eisenberg stars in and directs, A Real Pain, a movie about two cousins who travel to Poland on a heritage tour and to visit their Grandma’s (a holocaust survivor) house. It’s a buddy-road dramedy heavy on

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Godzilla Minus One (2023) movie review

Set in post-war Japan, Godzilla Minus One is a rich spectacle with an epic story. Stylish and brimming with substance. In the midst of the Warner Bros. Monsterverse movies, accomplished Japanese director and visual effects artist Takashi Yamazaki released Godzilla Minus One which follows the legacy of Japanese kaiju movies. Going back in history, before

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Civil War (2024) movie review

Alex Garland explores a chilling alternate America ravaged by civil war in this gut-wrenching movie. With the great Kirsten Dunst, astute writing and exquisite cinematography, this is film-making at its finest. Civil War is not a commentary on war. Neither is it a movie about current politics. Writer-director Alex Garland has expertly created an alternate

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Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) movie review

Scorsese’s epic saga of murder, greed and injustice against the Osage people in 1920s Oklahoma is a poignant and disturbing masterpiece starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone. Based on true events, the film opens with the Osage people discovering oil on their land. From the deals made with the oil companies, they

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